GrowUp Farms Topping Out Ceremony Tuesday, 12 July, 2022 A topping out ceremony has been held at Discovery Park to mark the external build of the fourth vertical farm for company GrowUp – and the start of recruitment for farm operatives. The ceremony marked the handover of the building to complete the internal fit-out of the farm. GrowUp Farms has spent almost a decade perfecting products and honing growing expertise across three vertical farms, selling... Local News
Laura Holds School Surgery for Sixth Formers 5th March 2014 Laura Sandys held a special advice surgery for sixth formers at Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School on Friday following their visit to the Houses of Parliament... Local News
Labour denies effective help to St Peter’s residents 4th March 2014 The Labour Party have voted down requests for help from the residents of St Peter’s in their ongoing battle against the unchecked spread of HMO's across their... Local News
Forgotten streets in Cliftonville fear bulldozers 3rd March 2014 The Labour administration at Thanet Council rejects calls to promote a conservation area across Cliftonville at last Thursday’s council meeting. Local News
Statement from TDC Conservative Group re Cabinet decision to terminate Royal Sands development contract 27th February 2014 The Conservative Group at Thanet District Council welcomes the decision of Cabinet to accept the recommendations of the Pleasurama Task and Finish Group and... Local News
Thanet’s MPs Call on Hospital Trust to Reinstate Normal Service at QEQM 19th February 2014 Gale and Sandys shocked at decision to move high risk and emergency general surgery from QEQM to Canterbury Local News
Laura Sandys MP Compels London Boroughs to Publish Housing Information 14th February 2014 South Thanet MP Laura Sandys today submitted enquiries under the Freedom of Information Act to all London Boroughs regarding any tenants they may have relocated... Local News
Laura Sandys MP Calls on Prime Minister to Support Minimum Wage Increase 7th February 2014 South Thanet MP Laura Sandys today called for the Government to increase the minimum wage following a tranche of positive data on the British economy. Local News
TDC Conservative Group reaction to TDC plans to consult public on decommissioning Walpole Bay as a bathing beach 23rd January 2014 The Conservative Group at Thanet District Council is very concerned at reports that the Labour administration is launching a consultation which may result in... Local News
Success in Thanet MPs’ Campaign as Councils Told to Stop Placing Vulnerable Children Outside Area 14th January 2014 Thanet’s MPs, Laura Sandys and Sir Roger Gale, have expressed their strong support for the Government’s decision to crack down on the irresponsible and... Local News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
We’re bringing shipbuilding back to the UK 29th September 2019 The Prime Minister announced that new warships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK.This will secure thousands of jobs for people at British shipyards and... National News
6 things to know about our huge hospital building programme 29th September 2019 We want to make sure that the NHS is delivering for patients across England. So at the beginning of Conservative Party Conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News